What's good about...
Alibaba Cloud
- Strong presence in Asia and over 3,000 points of presence (POPs) around the world
- Extensive range of managed services and server configurations
- Offers a solid range of GPU servers
Salad
- Wide range of affordable GPUs
- Deploy to thousands of instances worldwide
- Built-in object storage and managed databases
Price comparison
How do Alibaba Cloud's prices compare against Salad?
VM Small
Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Alibaba Cloud
Salad
VM Medium
Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Alibaba Cloud
Salad
VM Large
Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Alibaba Cloud
Salad
Block Storage
Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Alibaba Cloud
Salad
Object Storage
Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Alibaba Cloud
Salad
Load Balancer
Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
Alibaba Cloud
Salad
Managed PostgreSQL
Closest config to 1 node, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50+ GB storage, 10 GB read / 5 GB write per month.
Alibaba Cloud
Salad
Managed Redis®*
Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
Alibaba Cloud
Salad
Free egress allowance
Alibaba Cloud
Salad
1 TB of egress beyond allowance
Alibaba Cloud
Salad
GPU Fleet Overview
Starting Price
Alibaba Cloud
Salad
Billing Options
Alibaba Cloud
On-DemandReserved (12mo)
Salad
On-Demand
Available Models
Alibaba Cloud offers 4 GPU models, while Salad offers 33.
V100Heads up: We do our best to keep these specs & prices accurate. However, cloud costs may fluctuate based on region, usage, and other factors not listed here. These are estimates based on common setups and are for informational purposes only. Always verify current rates & exact specs with the provider before provisioning.
Which services do they offer
Here are some managed services that Alibaba Cloud and Salad offer:
Company details
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Alibaba Cloud
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Salad
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|---|---|---|
| Website | www.alibabacloud.com | salad.com |
| Headquarters | Singapore | United States of America |
| Founded | 2009 | 2018 |
| Data Center Locations | 30 | -- |
| Example Customers | Taobao, Henkel, Hang Seng Bank, Tiger Brokers | Discord, Stability AI, Blend, undetectable.ai, Civitai |
Website
Alibaba Cloud
Salad
Headquarters
Alibaba Cloud
Salad
Founded
Alibaba Cloud
Salad
Data Center Locations
Alibaba Cloud
Salad
Example Customers
Alibaba Cloud
Salad
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Our data for Alibaba Cloud was last updated on June 22, 2026, and for Salad on June 22, 2026.